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Photoshop); F. Video Editing (FinalCut Pro, Avid,
Media 100); G. Web Authoring (Dreamweaver,
QuickTime); J. Graphic Design and Desktop
Publishing (Quark). Each segment is repeatable to a
maximum of 3 units.
ART 170. Advanced Digital Imaging (4) Lecture,
3 hours; laboratory, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): ART
007/MCS 007; knowledge of Macintosh interface and
Adobe Photoshop. Builds upon techniques developed
in ART 007/MCS 007. Emphasizes the use of comput-
er and electronic technology as a tool for creating art.
Addresses issues related to making art and the cultur-
al implications of digital technology. Includes lectures
by visiting artists, field trips, and critiques of work in
progress. Course is repeatable to a maximum of 8 units.
ART 171. Intermediate and Advanced Sculpture and
Digital Technology (4) Lecture, 2 hours; laboratory,
4 hours; individual study, 2 hours. Prerequisite(s):
ART 005, ART 066. Covers intermediate and
advanced three-dimensional modeling and printing
resulting in sculpture derived entirely from the com-
puter. Emphasis is on individual projects with the
potential to create both computer-based models and
material-based sculptures. Discusses new digitally
based sculptural possibilities in relation to historical
sculptural practice. Normally graded Satisfactory (S)
or No Credit (NC), but students may petition the
instructor for a letter grade on the basis of assigned
extra work or examination. Course is repeatable to a
maximum of 8 units.
ART 175. Advanced Digital Workshop (4) Lecture,
3 hours; laboratory, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): ART
131/MCS 131 or ART 139 or ART 150/MCS 150.
Designed to encourage the development of individual
projects utilizing digital technology. Areas of inquiry
may include, but are not limited to, digital imaging,
Web-based works, forms of digital publishing, digital
video, and digital multimedia installation. Involves lab-
oratory exercises, lectures, discussion of articles and
exhibitions, and self-directed assignments. Course is
repeatable to a maximum of 12 units.
ART 180. Contemporary Issues and Practice (4)
Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s):
any lower-division studio art course. A course struc-
tured around a sequence of three to six visiting artists,
authors, and critics. Visitor presentations will be aug-
mented by relevant articles and in-class presentations.
Students generate written and oral responses to spe-
cific artists and topics. Artists and topics to be deter-
mined by the instructor. Course is repeatable to a
maximum of 12 units.
ART 185. Senior Thesis Seminar (4) Seminar, 3 hours;
preparatory work, 3-6 hours. Prerequisite(s): senior
standing in Art; 32 units of upper-division studio art
courses; review of preliminary portfolio two quarters
before intended enrollment. Independent work and
group seminars; completion of thesis statement and
presentation of a finished body of work to faculty the-
sis committee. Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC) grad-
ing is not available. Credit is awarded for only one of
ART 185 or ART 195.
ART 190. Special Studies (1-5) To be taken with the
consent of the chair of the department as a means of
meeting special curricular problems. Total credit may
not exceed 8 units.
ART 195. Senior Thesis (4) independent work, 12
hours. Prerequisite(s): completion of 32 units of
upper-division studio art courses, review of a
preliminary portfolio two quarters prior to intended
enrollment; or consent of faculty advisor. The student
produces and presents a finished body of work to the
faculty. Credit is awarded for only one of ART 185
or ART 195.
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ART 198-I. Individual Internship (1-12) field, 2 hours
per unit. Prerequisite(s): consent of instructor and
upper-division standing. Work with an appropriate
professional individual or organization to gain
experience and skills in the student’s chosen art
specialty. Letter grade or Satisfactory (S)/No Credit
(NC). Repeatable to a total of 16 units; maximum of
4 units count toward major in Art.
Graduate Courses
ART 230. Contemporary Critical Issues (4) Seminar,
3 hours; outside research, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s):
graduate standing. Focused analysis of contemporary
issues of art and media practice communications the-
ory. Investigates painting, sculpture, photography,
digital practice, film, video, fiction, feminism, multicul-
tural studies, and gay and lesbian studies. Involves
readings, screenings, visiting artists or critics, and
field trips. Course is repeatable to a maximum of
12 units.
ART 240. Current Topics in Critical Theory (4) Seminar,
3 hours; extra reading, 3 hours; outside research,
2-3 hours. Prerequisite(s): graduate standing; ART
006/MCS 006 and ART 160/MCS 160 or equivalents
or consent of instructor. Selected theoretical systems
as applied to modern, postmodern, and post-post-
modern art. Course is repeatable as topics change to
a maximum of 12 units.
ART 285. Peer Critique (4) F, W, S Seminar, 3 hours;
outside research, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): graduate
standing or consent of instructor. Provides a serious
and sophisticated environment for peer critique of
studio production. Involves readings, screenings,
and field trips. Course is repeatable to a maximum of
12 units.
ART 290. Directed Studies (1-6) F, W, S Individual
study, 3-18 hours; studio, 3-6 hours. Prerequisite(s):
graduate standing; consent of instructor and graduate
advisor. Individual study, directed by a faculty member,
of selected topics. Course is repeatable to a maximum
of 28 units.
ART 292. Concurrent Studies in Art (1-4) Outside
research, 3-12 hours. Prerequisite(s): graduate
standing; consent of instructor. Taken concurrently
with a 100-series course but on an individual basis.
Involves research, critique, studio production, or
written work commensurate with the number of units
elected. Graded Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC).
Course is repeatable.
ART 299. Research for Thesis (1-4) Outside research,
1-6 hours; studio, 3-6 hours. Prerequisite(s): graduate
standing; consent of instructor and graduate advisor;
satisfactory completion of 28 graduate units in the
Masters of Fine Arts program. Individual research
with faculty advisor in preparation for comprehensive
exhibition for the degree. Graded Satisfactory (S) or
No Credit (NC). Course is repeatable.
Professional Course
ART 302. Teaching Practicum (1-4) Practicum,
2-8 hours; consultation, 1-4 hours. Prerequisite(s):
graduate standing. Provides supervision of teaching in
undergraduate Art courses. Graded Satisfactory (S) or
No Credit (NC). Course is repeatable.
Art History
Subject abbreviation: AHS
College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Malcolm Baker, Ph.D., Chair
Department Office, 232 Arts
(951) 827-4634; arthistory.ucr.edu
Professors
Malcolm Baker, PhD.
Françoise Forster-Hahn, Ph.D.
Jonathan W. Green, M.A. (Art/Art History)
Conrad Rudolph, Ph.D.
Professors Emeriti
Dericksen M. Brinkerhoff, Ph.D.
Thomas O. Pelzel, Ph.D.
Associate Professors
Ginger C. Hsü, Ph.D.
Patricia A. Morton, Ph.D.
Assistant Professors
Liz Kotz, Ph.D.
Jeanette Kohl, Ph.D.
Susan Laxton, Ph.D.
Stella Nair, Ph.D.
Kristoffer Neville, Ph.D.
Jason Weems, Ph.D.
**
Cooperating Faculty
Karl A. Taube, Ph.D. (Anthropology)
Major
The Art History major provides the framework
for the critical study of a wide range of global
visual culture from different periods of human
history and in all media.
The department works closely at both the un-
dergraduate and graduate levels with the UCR
California Museum of Photography to give stu-
dents an opportunity to work with archival and
art photographs and with the Jack and Marilyn
Sweeney Art Gallery to provide access to cut-
ting-edge multimedia works of art and to give
the possibility of gaining curatorial experience.
Education Abroad Program
The EAP is an excellent opportunity to travel
and learn more about another country and its
culture while taking courses to earn units toward
graduation. Students should plan study abroad
well in advance to ensure that the courses taken
fit with their overall program at UCR. Consult
the departmental student affairs officer for assis-
tance. For further details visit UCR’s International
Education Center at internationalcenter.ucr.edu or
call (951) 827-4113.
See Education Abroad Program under
International Education Center in the Student
Services section of this catalog. A list of
participating countries is found under
Education Abroad Program in the Programs
and Courses section. Search for programs by
specific areas at eap.ucop.edu/programwizard.
University Requirements
See Undergraduate Studies section.
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College Requirements
See College of Humanities, Arts, and Social
Sciences, Undergraduate Studies section.
Major Requirements
Art History Major
The major requirements for the B.A. in Art
History are as follows: (52 units)
1. Lower-division requirements (12 units): one
lower-division course in each of the three
major areas. Note: No course that appears
in more than one area can be repeated.
a) Pre-modern: AHS 015, AHS 017A,
AHS 017B, AHS 018/AST 018,
AHS 027/ANTH 027
b) Early Modern: AHS 015, AHS 017B,
AHS 017C, AHS 018/AST 018, AHS 028
c) Modern/Contemporary:
AHS 008/MCS 008, AHS 017C,
AHS 020/MCS 023, AHS 021/URST 021,
AHS 028
2. Upper-division requirements (40 units)
a) AHS 192
b) Two courses in each of the major areas
(24 units). Note: No course that appears
in more than one area can be repeated.
(1) Pre-modern: AHS 102/ANTH 102,
AHS 112, AHS 116, AHS 140/AST
140, AHS 143/AST 143,
AHS 144/AST 144, AHS 147,
AHS 148, AHS 155, AHS 156,
AHS 157, AHS 159
(2) Early Modern: AHS 113, AHS 116,
AHS 134/HISE 134,
AHS 141/AST 141,
AHS 143/AST 143,
AHS 144/AST 144,
AHS 146/AST 147, AHS 161,
AHS 162, AHS 164,
AHS 165/HISE 133/WMST 170,
AHS 166/WMST 169, AHS 171,
AHS 172, AHS 173, AHS 174, AHS
177
(3) Modern/Contemporary:
AHS 115/LNST 115, AHS 116, AHS
120/EUR 110B/CPLT 110B/MCS
178/GER 110B, AHS 134/HISE 134,
AHS 135, AHS 136/MCS 137,
AHS 137/MCS 138,
AHS 146/AST 147, AHS 174,
AHS 176/MCS 176, AHS 177,
AHS 180, AHS 181, AHS 182,
AHS 184/URST 184, AHS 185/URST 185,
AHS 186/MCS 186, AHS 187/MCS 187
3. Twelve (12) elective units of upper-division
course work in Art History chosen from the
three major areas
Art History/Administrative Studies Major
The major between the departments of Art
History and Business Administration provides
students with training in management and the
history of art.
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The major requirements for the B.A. degree in
Art History/Administrative Studies are as follows:
Art History requirements (48 units)
1. Lower-division requirements (12 units): one
lower-division course in each of the three
major areas. Note: No course that appears
in more than one area can be repeated.
a) Pre-modern: AHS 015, AHS 017A,
AHS 017B, AHS 018/AST 018,
AHS 027/ANTH 027
b) Early Modern: AHS 015, AHS 017B,
AHS 017C, AHS 018/AST 018, AHS 028
c) Modern/Contemporary:
AHS 008/MCS 008, AHS 017C,
AHS 020/MCS 023, AHS 021/URST 021,
AHS 028
2. Upper-division requirements (36 units):
a) AHS 192, Junior and Senior Seminar
(4 units)
b) Two courses (24 units total) in each of
the major areas (Pre-modern, Early
Modern, Modern/Contemporary) Note:
No course that appears in more than one
area can be repeated.
c) Eight (8) elective units of upper-division
course work in Art History chosen from
the three major areas.
Administrative Studies requirements
(37 units)
1. Lower-division requirements (17 units)
a) BUS 010, BUS 020
b) STAT 048 or equivalent (may be used to
satisfy breadth requirements)
c) CS 008 (may be used to satisfy breadth
requirements)
2. Upper-division requirements (20 units)
a) Two courses (8 units) from the list below:
(1) ECON 102 or ECON 104A or ECON
130 or ECON 162/BUS 162
(2) PSYC 140 or PSYC 142
(3) SOC 150 or SOC 151 or SOC 171
(4) POSC 181 or POSC 182 or POSC 183
(5) ANTH 127 or ANTH 131
These two courses must be outside the
discipline of Art History and cannot be
courses included as part of the three-
course Business Administration track or
their cross-listed equivalents.
b) A three-course track (12 units) in Bus-
iness Administration courses from one of
the following:
(1) Organizations (General): BUS 100,
BUS 107, BUS 176/SOC 176, BUS
158/ANTH 105, SOC 150, SOC 151
(2) Human Resources Management/
Labor Relations: BUS 100, BUS 107,
BUS 152/ECON 152, BUS 153/ECON
153, BUS 155, BUS 157, PSYC 142
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(3) Business and Society: BUS 100, BUS
102, BUS 107, PHIL 116, POSC 182,
POSC 186
(4) Marketing: BUS 103, and two from
BUS 112, BUS 113, BUS 114,
BUS 117
(5) Managerial Accounting/Taxation:
BUS 108, and two from BUS 166,
BUS 168A, BUS 168B
(6) Financial Accounting: BUS 108,
BUS 165A, BUS 165B
(7) Finance: BUS 106/ECON 134 and two
from BUS 135A, BUS 136, BUS 137,
BUS 138, BUS 139
(8) Management Information Systems:
BUS 101, BUS 171, BUS 173
(9) Production Management:
BUS 104/STAT 104, and two from
BUS 105, BUS 122, BUS 127/STAT 127
Note In filling the dual requirements of the
major students may not count more than two
courses toward both parts of their total
requirements (Art History requirements and
Administrative Studies requirements).
Art History/Religious Studies Major
The Art History/Religious Studies Major
combines the disciplinary interest in the history
of the visual arts with its related religious con-
tent and background.
Major Requirements
The major requirements for the B.A. degree in
Art History/Religious Studies are as follows:
Asian Concentration (52 units)
1. Lower-division requirements (12 units)
AHS 015, AST 030/CHN 030, RLST 005
2. Upper-division requirements (40 units)
a) Art History (16 units): AHS 140/AST 140,
AHS 141/AST 141, AHS 143/AST 143,
CPLT 141
b) Religious Studies (24 units): choose from
RLST 101, RLST 103, RLST 105,
RLST 106, RLST 142/AST 142/CHN 142,
RLST 144/CPLT 144
3. Optional 190-level work in either Art History
or Religious Studies
Student-designed Comparative Concentration
(52 units)
1. Lower-division requirements (12 units)
a) Art History, choose at least 4 units:
AHS 015, AHS 017A, AHS 017B,
AHS 017C, AST 030/CHN 030
b) Religious Studies, choose at least 4 units:
RLST 005, RLST 007, RLST 010
2. Upper-division requirements (40 units)
a) Art History, choose at least 12 units:
AHS 140, AHS 141, AHS 143, AHS 155,
AHS 156, AHS 157, AHS 159, AHS 161,
AHS 162, AHS 164, AHS 171, AHS 172,
CPLT 141
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b) Religious Studies, choose at least
12 units: RLST 100, RLST 101,
RLST 103, RLST 105, RLST 106,
RLST 111, RLST 121, RLST 128 (E-Z),
RLST 130, RLST 131, RLST 135/
HISE 130, RLST 136, RLST 142/
AST 142/CHN 142, RLST 144/CPLT 144
3. Optional 190-level work in either Art History
or Religious Studies
Western Concentration (At least 52 units)
1. Lower-division requirements (16 units)
a) Art History: AHS 017A, AHS 017B,
AHS 017C
b) Religious Studies, choose at least 4 units:
RLST 007, RLST 010
2. Upper-division requirements (36 units)
a) Art History (16 units): choose from
AHS 155, AHS 156, AHS 157, AHS 159,
AHS 161, AHS 162, AHS 164, AHS 171,
AHS 172
b) Religious Studies (20 units): choose from
RLST 100, RLST 111, RLST 121,
RLST 128 (E-Z), RLST 130, RLST 131,
RLST 135/HISE 130, RLST 136
3. Optional 190-level work in either Art History
or Religious Studies
Minor
The minor upper-division requirements are
designed to encourage study across art-historical
areas, while providing the opportunity for some
concentration in one specific area.
Requirements for the minor in Art History are
as follows:
1. Lower-division requirements (8 units): One
lower-division course from two of the three
major areas. Note: No course that appears
in more than one area can be repeated.
a) Pre-modern: AHS 015, AHS 017A,
AHS 017B, AHS 018/AST 018,
AHS 027/ANTH 027
b) Early Modern: AHS 015, AHS 017B,
AHS 017C, AHS 018/AST 018, AHS 028
c) Modern/Contemporary: AHS 008/
MCS 008, AHS 017C,
AHS 020/MCS 023, AHS 021/URST 021,
AHS 028
2. Upper-division requirements: Sixteen (16)
upper-division units selected from the three
areas listed under the major (No more than
8 units may be selected from any one area.)
See Minors under the College of Humanities,
Arts, and Social Sciences in the Colleges and
Programs section of this catalog for additional
information on minors.
Graduate Program
The Department of Art History offers the M.A.
degree in Art History.
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Master’s Degree
For graduate study, the department offers upper-
division and graduate courses in the history of
European, U.S., Central and Latin American,
and Asian (primarily Chinese) visual culture
from ancient to contemporary times (including
the history of photography), emphasizing the
interpretation of visual culture in its historical
and cultural context. The master’s degree may
be completed in two years; the first year focuses
on course work, the second on researching
and writing a thesis. The study of works of art,
visual culture imagery, and archival material is
facilitated by regional museums, libraries, and
collections, including, most notably, the campus’s
own California Museum of Photography. Students
are encouraged to enroll in arts internships
offered by institutions across Southern California
(including the Los Angeles County Museum of
Art, the J. Paul Getty Institute and Museum, the
Museum of Contemporary Art, the Japanese
American National Museum, the Huntington
Library, and the dozens of other institutions in the
area) and can receive course credit for doing so.
Admission The graduate committee meets once
a year to consider applications to the program
(due January 5 for financial aid consideration;
all prospective students are strongly encouraged
to apply by that date). Only fall quarter
admission is available. All applicants must
submit scores for the GRE General Test.
Plan I (Thesis) The curriculum is divided into
three broad areas of study: pre-modern, early
modern, and modern/contemporary. The
courses in each of the three areas are
distributed as follows:
Pre-modern: AHS 102/ANTH 102, AHS 112,
AHS 140/AST 140, AHS 143/AST 143,
AHS 144/AST 144, AHS 147, AHS 148,
AHS 155, AHS 156, AHS 157, AHS 159,
AHS 272, AHS 285
Early-modern: AHS 113, AHS 134/HISE 134,
AHS 141/AST 141, AHS 143/AST 143,
AHS 144/AST 144, AHS 146/AST 147,
AHS 161, AHS 162, AHS 164,
AHS 165/HISE 133/WMST 170,
AHS 166/WMST 169, AHS 171, AHS 172,
AHS 173, AHS 177, AHS 252, AHS 260,
AHS 267, AHS 273, AHS 274, AHS 285
Modern/Contemporary: AHS 115/LNST 115,
AHS 120/EUR 110B/CPLT 110B/MCS 178/
GER 110B, AHS 121/GER 138/CPLT 138/
EUR 138/MCS 182, AHS 134/HISE 134,
AHS 135, AHS 136/MCS 137,
AHS 137/MCS 138, AHS 146/AST 147,
AHS 176/MCS 176, AHS 177,
AHS 178/URST 178, AHS 180, AHS 181,
AHS 182, AHS 184/URST 184,
AHS 185/URST 185, AHS 186/MCS 186,
AHS 187/MCS 187, AHS 252, AHS 260,
AHS 276, AHS 277, AHS 278, AHS 282,
AHS 283, AHS 284, AHS 285.
Students must complete 40 units of course
work, of which at least 24 units must be
earned in graduate courses. In addition to AHS
251P (Proseminar in Methodology), students
must take one graduate seminar in their area of
specialization and two graduate seminars
outside their chosen area.To fulfill the 20 units
(two graduate seminars plus three additional
graduate or upper-division courses) required
for breadth, students must take courses in as
many historical periods, cultural traditions, and
geographic areas as possible. The graduate
advisor oversees the selection of courses,
making sure that at least two fulfill this
historical-cultural-geographical diversity by
being in areas (as defined above) outside of
that in which the student is specializing. To
fulfill degree requirements, students may also
take courses — with the approval of the graduate
advisor — in visual culture offered by the
departments of Anthropology, Media and
Cultural Studies, or other departments or
programs at UCR or other UC campuses.
Students may take as many units of AHS 297
and AHS 299 (thesis research and writing) as
desired, but only 12 of these units may be
applied to the 24 graduate units required for
the degree.
The thesis is the culminating requirement for
the degree. Students must complete a successful
oral discussion (the “Thesis Meeting”) prior to
filing the completed thesis. The thesis should
be filed within one year after completing all
formal course work.
Language Requirement Students must
demonstrate proficiency in one research
language (in addition to English) appropriate to
their area of study. The relevant language is
chosen in consultation with the graduate advisor
and, if possible, the potential M.A. thesis advisor.
Ideally, the student should acquire this language
proficiency before entering the program. If this is
not the case, the language requirement should
be fulfilled before the fourth quarter in residence.
This requirement is meant to provide the student
with an understanding of a foreign language so
that the student can perform graduate level
research in this language. Since most Ph.D.
programs have additional language
requirements, students planning to obtain a
Ph.D. are strongly urged to consult with their
graduate and thesis advisors regarding additional
foreign language recommendations.
To satisfy the language requirement, the
student has several options, which are outlined
in the department’s Graduate Student
Handbook. Most commonly, students, while
enrolled as graduate students, complete, with a
grade of “B” or better, a UC language course
equivalent to one of the following UCR classes.
CHN 006
FREN 004
GER 004
ITAL 004
JPN 006
SPN 006
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Lower-Division Courses
AHS 007. World Art: Images, Issues, and Ideas (4)
Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour; extra reading,
2 hours. Prerequisite(s): none. An introduction to
artistic achievements of the world’s cultures and ways
in which they can be viewed. Considers such issues
as the use of artworks as historical documents; con-
nections between “high art” and popular culture; and
the relationship between artist, viewer, artistic tradi-
tion, and society.
AHS 008. Modern Western Visual Culture (4) Lecture,
3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): none.
Focuses on broadly defined cultural practices in rela-
tion to painting, photography, video, architecture, and
film. Introduces historical, aesthetic, and theoretical
issues in twentieth-century visual culture, emphasiz-
ing political and social themes relevant to contempo-
rary life. Kotz
AHS 015. Arts of Asia (4) Lecture, 3 hours;
discussion, 1 hour; outside research, 2 hours.
Prerequisite(s): none. A survey of the major monu-
ments and themes of the visual arts of India, China,
and Japan. Topics include recent archaeological
discoveries, Buddhist art, Hindu sculpture and
architecture, Zen in art, and the development of
Asian pictorial art.
AHS 017A. History of Western Art: Prehistoric to
Byzantine (4) Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour;
extra reading, 2 hours. Prerequisite(s): none. A survey
of the visual arts of the ancient Near East and Egypt,
the Greek world, and the Roman and Byzantine
empires. Topics include the growth of urbanism, art
as an expression of religious and political beliefs, and
cultural contact as a source of artistic change.
AHS 017B. History of Western Art: Medieval to
Renaissance (4) Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour;
extra reading, 2 hours. Prerequisite(s): none. A survey
of the visual arts of Europe in the Middle Ages and
Renaissance. Topics include the religious and political
functions of art in the reestablishment of high civiliza-
tion and the increased status of the individual artist.
Rudolph
AHS 017C. History of Western Art: Baroque to
Modern (4) Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour; extra
reading, 2 hours. Prerequisite(s): none. A survey of
the visual arts of Europe and America from 1600
through the present. Topics include the religious and
political roles of art, the rise of secular imagery, the
increased role of women in the arts, and the impact of
popular culture and photography, and the other new
media in the visual arts.
AHS 018. Introduction to Writing and Painting in
China (4) Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 2 hours;
written work, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): none. An intro-
duction to Chinese calligraphy and painting, focusing
on their development in history and their practice in
Chinese society. Topics include the development of
writing technique and style, the integration of writing
and painting, and the world around the Chinese artist.
Cross-listed with AST 018. Hsu
AHS 020. Introduction to Media Art (4) Lecture,
3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): none.
An introduction to the impact of media technology
on the visual arts, from photography to the Internet.
Addresses mechanical reproduction, perception,
gender, sexuality, identity, interactivity, cybernetics,
and popular culture. Cross-listed with MCS 023.
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AHS 021. Introduction to Architecture and
Urbanism (4) Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour.
Prerequisite(s): none. An introduction to the built
environment including buildings, gardens, and cities,
examined in terms of historical, cultural, social, tech-
nological, and political factors. Emphasis is on
examples from Southern California. Cross-listed with
URST 021. Morton
AHS 023. Introduction to American Art (4) Lecture,
3 hours; discussion, 1 hour; extra reading, 2 hours.
Surveys the art and visual culture of North America
(primarily in the United States) from the first
European contact to the present. Emphasizes visual
representation as means for cultural encounter; the
construction of race, class and gender; and the rela-
tionship between art, nation, and identity.
AHS 027. Art of Pre-Columbian America (4) Lecture,
3 hours; outside research, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s):
none. A survey course intended to provide an up-to-
date background to the ancient art of Mexico, Central
America, and the Andean region of western South
America. The various peoples and art of pre-
Columbian America are discussed according to the
three broad cultural regions of Mesoamerica, the
Intermediate Area (lower Central America and north-
western South America), and Andean area. Lectures
are illustrated with slides of particular sites and impor-
tant examples of pre-Columbian art. Cross-listed with
ANTH 027. Taube
AHS 028. Art and Architecture of Latin America (4)
Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour; individual study,
2 hours. Introduces Latin American art and architec-
ture from the European conquest to the present.
Topics include religious and secular art and architec-
ture, hybridization of indigenous and imported styles,
national styles after independence, Mexican murals,
women artists, Latin American modernismo, and
Chicano and Border art.
AHS 030. Rome: The Ancient City (4) Lecture, 3 hours;
extra reading, 3 hours. Traces the development of the
city of ancient Rome. By studying the literary and his-
torical evidence alongside the physical remains of the
city—its monuments, art, and historical and archaeo-
logical remains—this course seeks to introduce
students to the Romans and to their importance for
later ages. Cross-listed with CLA 017 and HIST 027.
Upper-Division Courses
AHS 102. Anthropology of Art (4) Lecture, 3 hours;
outside research, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-divi-
sion standing or consent of instructor. Anthropological
approaches to the study of art in traditional non-
Western societies. Through specific readings and case
studies from four geographic regions (North America,
Southeast Asia, Oceania, and West Africa), the
dynamic role of art in traditional societies is illustrated.
Cross-listed with ANTH 102. Taube
AHS 112. The Art of the Aztec Empire (4) Lecture,
3 hours; extra reading, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): AHS
027/ANTH 027 or upper-division standing or consent
of instructor. Introduction to the art of the Aztec
Empire, including architecture, sculpture, ceramics,
painting, lapidary work, gold work, and feather work.
Through a close study of objects, explores the rela-
tionship between art and ritual and art and the
imperial state.
AHS 113. Sixteenth-Century Mexico: An Art of Two
Worlds (4) Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 3 hours.
Prerequisite(s): AHS 028 or upper-division standing or
consent of instructor. Explores the art of the first colo-
nial century in Mexico. Investigates the translation of
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European art forms to the New World, the fate of
indigenous traditions, and artistic change in the
context of colonialism and evangelization.
AHS 115. Modern and Contemporary Art of Latin
America (4) Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 3 hours.
Prerequisite(s): AHS 028 or upper-division standing or
consent of instructor. A study of Latin American art
from circa 1900 to the present. Considers national
and regional histories and artistic trajectories, begin-
ning with the advent of an artistic avant-garde, and
investigates the relationships between European and
Latin American developments. Cross-listed with
LNST 115.
AHS 116. Architecture and Arts of the Andes (4)
Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 3 hours.
Prerequisite(s): AHS 027/ANTH 027 or upper-division
standing or consent of instructor. An introduction to
architecture, urbanism, and related material culture of
the Andes from ancient times to the present. Focuses
on the diverse and rich architectural heritage of an
important building center in the Americas. Addresses
architecture’s relationship to artistic and material pro-
duction, such as painting, pottery, sculpture, city
planning, and textiles. Nair
AHS 120. Berlin Metropolis in Literature, Film, Music,
and Art (4) Lecture, 3 hours; screening, 3 hours.
Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent
of instructor. Introduction to the metropolis Berlin as
gateway between the East and West. Explores topog-
raphy of the city through film, art, music, and literary
texts. A study of Berlin’s dramatic transformations as
a microcosm of Germany and Europe’s troubled history
in the twentieth century. Course is conducted in
English. Cross-listed with CPLT 110B, EUR 110B,
GER 110B, and MCS 178.
AHS 121. From Expressionism to Epic Theatre: Benn,
Brecht, Kafka, and the Bauhaus (4) Lecture, 3 hours;
screening, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division
standing or consent of instructor. Introduction of the
German avant-garde of the twentieth century. Explores
expressionism, New Objectivity, the Bauhaus move-
ment, the manifestation of an anti-art in dadaism,
and Epic Theatre. Studies works of Franz Kafka in
the context of his implicit criticism of the avant-gardist
movements of his time. Course is conducted in
English. Cross-listed with CPLT 138, EUR 138,
GER 138, and MCS 182.
AHS 134. Art and Society: Patrons and Museums (4)
Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 3 hours.
Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of
instructor. Explores how patrons and museums have
influenced the production and reception of art. Topics
include patronage, collecting, and audience for art in
Renaissance Italy; modern American megapatrons,
such as the Gettys and Rockefellers; and multimedia
museum programs used to educate a wider public in
the visual arts. Cross-listed with HISE 134.
AHS 135. Postmedia Art (4) Lecture, 3 hours; extra
reading, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): AHS 017C or upper-
division standing or consent of instructor. Covers het-
erogeneous movements, theories, and practices from
the 1960s to the present that have collectively chal-
lenged the doctrine of medium specificity. Topics
may include dematerialization, conceptual and post-
conceptual art, performance and body art, earth-
works, process art, and experimental sound and
radio. Rogers
AHS 136. History of Video Art (4) Lecture, 3 hours;
screening, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): AHS 017C or
upper-division standing or consent of instructor.
Traces the evolution of video art from the invention of
the Portapak and early video collectives to the current
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ubiquity of video installation, single-channel, and
multimedia art. Emphasis is on video art in the
United States. Cross-listed with MCS 137. Rogers
AHS 137. History of Experimental Cinema (4) Lecture,
3 hours; screening, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): AHS
017C or upper-division standing or consent of instruc-
tor. A survey of cinema outside of the economic,
institutional, and aesthetic imperatives of mainstream
film production. Covers an array of alternative film
movements, including surrealism and dada, Soviet
avant-garde, the Cine 16 Group, French new wave,
North American avant-garde, and the artist’s film.
Cross-listed with MCS 138.
AHS 140. Chinese Painting of the Song and Yuan
Dynasties (4) Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 3 hours.
Prerequisite(s): AHS 015 or upper-division standing or
consent of instructor. The history of early Chinese
painting, from the beginning to the fourteenth century,
with concentration on the Song and Yuan dynasties
(A.D. 960-1367). The development of themes, sub-
jects, styles, theories, and purposes discussed in their
cultural and historical contexts. Cross-listed with
AST 140. Hsu
AHS 141. Chinese Painting of the Ming and Qing
Dynasties (4) Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 3 hours.
Prerequisite(s): AHS 015 or upper-division standing or
consent of instructor. The history of later Chinese
painting (from the fourteenth to the eighteenth centu-
ry). Investigates new pictorial genres, art theories,
political environment, popular taste, and the changing
social role of the artist. Cross-listed with AST 141. Hsu
AHS 143. Text and Image in Chinese Painting (4)
Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 3 hours.
Prerequisite(s): AHS 015 or upper-division standing or
consent of instructor. Examines the art of writing and
painting in China, focusing on the close relationship
between written language and pictorial image.
Reading knowledge of the Chinese language is not
necessary. Cross-listed with AST 143. Hsu
AHS 144. Japanese Painting: Twelfth to Nineteenth
Century (4) Lecture, 3 hours; individual study,
3 hours. Prerequisite(s): AHS 015 or upper-division
standing or consent of instructor. Major developments
in the pictorial art of Japan from the twelfth to the
nineteenth century. Emphasis on the social and cul-
tural contexts of painting, pictorial genres, and pivotal
artists and styles. Cross-listed with AST 144. Hsu
AHS 146. The Japanese House (4) Lecture, 3 hours;
individual study, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): AHS 015 or
upper-division standing or consent of instructor.
History of the traditional Japanese house from prehis-
toric times to the nineteenth century. Examples used
to place the Japanese house within the general history
of Japanese architecture and within its social and cul-
tural context. Cross-listed with AST 147. Morton
AHS 147. The Art of Greece (4) Lecture, 3 hours; extra
reading, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): AHS 017A or upper-
division standing or consent of instructor. The archi-
tecture, sculpture, painting, and minor arts of Ancient
Greece from the earliest Archaic period through the
Hellenistic age.
AHS 148. The Art of Rome (4) Lecture, 3 hours; extra
reading, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): AHS 017A or upper-
division standing or consent of instructor. The archi-
tecture, sculpture, painting, and minor arts of Ancient
Rome from the Republic through the Age of
Constantine with a consideration of the problems of
the relationship of Hellenistic art to that of Rome.
AHS 155. Cultures in Conflict: Art at the Fall of the
Roman Empire (4) Lecture, 3 hours; individual study,
3 hours. Prerequisite(s): AHS 017A or upper-division
standing or consent of instructor. Covers architecture,
mosaic, wall painting, manuscript illumination, and
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sculpture from the origins of Christianity to the final
dissolution of the Roman Empire. Stresses the role of
art in the co-optation of the Church by the Empire and
then in the aftermath of its fall. Rudolph
AHS 156. Memory of Empire: the Art of Early Medieval
Europe (4) Lecture, 3 hours; individual study, 3 hours.
Prerequisite(s): AHS 017B or upper-division standing
or consent of instructor. Covers manuscript illumina-
tion, barbarian jewelry, architecture, and sculpture
from the fall of the Roman Empire, through the
Carolingian Empire, to the tenth century. Stresses the
interplay between indigenous Germanic and “foreign”
classical traditions. Rudolph
AHS 157. The Medieval Pilgrimage and the Art of
Romanesque France (4) Lecture, 3 hours; extra
reading, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): AHS 017B or upper-
division standing or consent of instructor. Covers
architecture, sculpture, and illuminated manuscripts
of the eleventh and twelfth centuries. Stresses the role
of the pilgrimage and of politics during the period of the
revival of monumental architecture and of perhaps the
greatest public sculpture of the Middle Ages. Rudolph
AHS 159. The Gothic Cathedral in its Urban Context (4)
Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 3 hours.
Prerequisite(s): AHS 017B or upper-division standing
or consent of instructor. Covers architecture, sculpture,
and stained glass in the twelfth and thirteenth
centuries. Stresses the political origins and social set-
ting of public art during this period of the reestablish-
ment of urban culture with its resultant social
tensions. Rudolph
AHS 161. Italian Renaissance: Fifteenth- and Sixteenth-
Century Florence (4) Lecture, 3 hours; outside
research, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): AHS 017B or
upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Surveys
all media—paintings, sculpture, architecture, and
gardens—within their historical and cultural context.
AHS 162. Italian Renaissance: Fifteenth- and Sixteenth-
Century Rome (4) Lecture, 3 hours; outside research,
3 hours. Prerequisite(s): AHS 017B or upper-division
standing or consent of instructor. Surveys all media—
paintings, sculpture, architecture, and gardens—with-
in their historical and cultural context.
AHS 164. The Northern Renaissance (4) Lecture,
3 hours; individual study, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s):
AHS 017B or upper-division standing or consent of
instructor. Surveys the paintings of the Netherlands
and Germany within their historical and cultural,
mainly religious, context.
AHS 165. Women Artists in Renaissance Europe,
1400-1600 (4) Lecture, 3 hours; individual study,
3 hours. Prerequisite(s): AHS 017B or upper-division
standing or consent of instructor. Surveys the lives
and work of women artists in Renaissance Europe
from perspectives offered by the latest scholarly litera-
ture. Key topics considered are circumstances under
which it was possible for women to become artists,
how these women evolved from artists practicing in
the cloistered convent to artists participating in the
competitive public market place, what they painted,
and who their patrons were. Cross-listed with
HISE 133 and WMST 170.
AHS 166. Gender, Identity, and Visual Display in
Washington, D.C. (4) Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading,
3 hours. Prerequisite(s): admission to the UCR
Washington Center Program. Examines the image of
women and the role of women in fashioning visual
culture through museums and collections in
Washington, D.C. Investigates the representation of
women in art; the woman artist; and women as
patrons, donors, and decorators in Washington. Cross-
listed with WMST 169.
AHS 168. Politeness and Commerce: British Art and
Design, 1660-1820 (4) Lecture, 3 hours; individual
study, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): AHS 017C or upper-
division standing or consent of instructor. An
introduction to the production and use of images and
material culture in Britain between 1660 and 1820.
Examines the role of art and design within British
culture and public life.
AHS 169. Sculpture and Its Roles in Eighteenth-Century
France and Britain (4) Lecture, 3 hours; individual
study, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): AHS 017C or upper-
division standing or consent of instructor. Examines
the production and uses of sculpture within eigh-
teenth-century British and French culture.
AHS 170. Baroque Architecture (4) Lecture, 3 hours;
term paper, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): Art History
course or consent of instructor. Examines the develop-
ment of architecture in Europe and the Americas from
1580 to 1750. Explores the concept of buildings and
the city as a form of communication; the spread and
reformulation of architectural ideas in new contexts;
and the rise of the architectural profession.
AHS 171. The Church, the Court, and the People: Art
in Seventeenth-Century Europe (4) Lecture, 3 hours;
individual study, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): AHS 017B
or AHS 017C or upper-division standing or consent of
instructor. A study of the dominant trends and figures
of the Italian, French, Spanish, Flemish, and Dutch
Baroque, including Caravaggio, Bernini, Velazquez,
and Rembrandt. Emphasis is on such issues as the
development of illusionistic ceiling decoration, the the-
oretical basis of Baroque art, and the sacred and
political uses of art.
AHS 172. Baroque Rome (4) Lecture, 3 hours; individ-
ual study, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): AHS 017C or
upper-division standing or consent of instructor. An
in-depth examination of Roman art in the seventeenth
century. Studies painting, sculpture, architecture, and
urban planning in their political and religious contexts,
with special emphasis on the ecclesiastical and
private patrons who transformed Rome into one of the
world’s most important cities.
AHS 173. Rococo to Revolution: Art in Eighteenth-
Century Europe (4) Lecture, 3 hours; individual study,
3 hours. Prerequisite(s): AHS 017C or upper-division
standing or consent of instructor. Examines major
developments in eighteenth-century painting, sculp-
ture, and interior decoration from the emergence of
the Rococo to the dawn of Neoclassicism. Explores
the response of art to new forms of patronage, the
erotics of eighteenth-century art, and how art
functioned as social and political commentary.
AHS 174. Dutch Art and Culture in the Seventeenth
Century (4) Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 3 hours.
Prerequisite(s): AHS 017C or upper-division standing
or consent of instructor. Examines the artistic produc-
tion of the Northern Netherlands in the seventeenth
century, a period of exploration, invention, and grow-
ing wealth, as well as of uncertainty and war. Neville
AHS 176. Pictorialism to New Media: A History of
Twentieth-Century Photography (4) Lecture, 3 hours;
individual study, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): AHS 017C
or upper-division standing or consent of instructor. A
study of photographic practices from 1900 to the
present. Topics include pictorialist “art” photographs
created around 1900, the subsequent refinement of
styles and content in modernism, and the expansion
of photographic practices into the digital realm.
Examines technological, conceptual, aesthetic, eco-
nomic, and social issues. Cross-listed with MCS 176.
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AHS 177. American Art: Colonial Period to 1900 (4)
Lecture, 3 hours; individual study, 3 hours.
Prerequisite(s): AHS 017C or upper-division standing
or consent of instructor. Painting and architecture in
the United States from the Colonial period to 1900.
AHS 178. The Modern City (4) Lecture, 3 hours;
outside research, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-divi-
sion standing or consent of instructor. Examines the
modern metropolis from the Industrial Revolution to
the present. Explores the history and theory of
modern urbanism through case studies of metropoli-
tan areas with a rich urban culture, architecture, and
morphologic features. Investigates approaches to the
problems of the large urban agglomeration in the
context of social, political, and cultural conditions.
Cross-listed with URST 178.
AHS 180. Modern European Art I: Nineteenth
Century (4) Lecture, 3 hours; individual study,
3 hours. Prerequisite(s): AHS 017C or upper-division
standing or consent of instructor. Painting and
sculpture in Europe from the French Revolution to
the Franco-Prussian War. Introduces students to the
ideas and concepts of modern European art and
traces artistic developments from Neoclassicism to
the emergence of Impressionism in a broad cultural,
social, and political context. Forster-Hahn
AHS 181. Modern Art II: Art in Europe, 1870-1945 (4)
Lecture, 3 hours; individual study, 3 hours.
Prerequisite(s): AHS 017C or upper-division standing
or consent of instructor. Traces the history of the
modern movement from Impressionism to the end of
World War II. Discussion focuses on the arts in their
interrelationships to the political events and social
conditions of the period and emphasizes the
persecution of modernism in Europe under Fascism
and Communism. Forster-Hahn
AHS 182. Visual Art and Visual Theory after 1945 (4)
Lecture, 3 hours; individual study, 3 hours.
Prerequisite(s): AHS 017C or upper-division standing
or consent of instructor. Examines visual art since
1945 primarily from Europe and the United States,
tracing developments in all media within a historical
and theoretical context. Focuses on the rise of post-
modernism, analyzing work in relation to theories of
representation and cultural identity.
AHS 184. Modern Architecture (4) Lecture, 3 hours;
individual study, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): AHS 017C
or AHS 021/URST 021 or upper-division standing or
consent of instructor. Modern architecture and its
sources from 1800. Cross-listed with URST 184. Morton
AHS 185. Architectural Theory from Vitruvius to
Venturi (4) Lecture, 3 hours; individual study, 3 hours.
Prerequisite(s): AHS 017A or AHS 017B or AHS 017C
or AHS 021/URST 021 or upper-division standing or
consent of instructor. History of architectural thought
from Vitruvius to the present, with emphasis on the
modern period. Surveys the major themes of
architectural theory and investigates the relationships
between ideas about architecture and architectural
production. Cross-listed with URST 185. Morton
AHS 186. Media and Movements: Film, Video,
Photography, and the Visual Arts (4) Lecture, 3 hours;
screening, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): AHS 017C or
upper-division standing or consent of instructor.
Focuses on key cultural movements or developments
in Europe and the United States over the past century.
Provides a thematic history of the avant-grade and
experimental arts, including painting, sculpture,
photography, video, film, performance, installation,
and new media art. Cross-listed with MCS 186.
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AHS 187. Visual Culture and Art History (4) Lecture, AHS 260. Seminar in Latin American Art (4) Seminar,
3 hours; individual study, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): 3 hours; outside research, 2 hours; term paper,
AHS 017A or AHS 017B or AHS 017C or AHS 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): graduate standing or consent
021/URST 021 or upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Selected topics in the history and theory
of instructor. Examines the broader concept of visual of Latin American art from the European conquest to
culture as it relates to the history of the visual arts. the present. Course is repeatable as topics change.
Focuses on four conceptual areas: visuality, identity,
AHS 267. Seminar in Later Chinese Art (4) Seminar,
media culture, and politics/ethics. Cross-listed with
3 hours; outside research, 3 hours; research paper,
MCS 187.
1 hour. Prerequisite(s): graduate standing or consent
AHS 188. Nineteenth-Century Photography (4) Lecture, of instructor. Special topics in later Chinese art.
3 hours; individual study, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): Course is repeatable as topics change. Hsu
AHS 017C or upper-division standing or consent of
AHS 272. Seminar in Medieval Art (4) Seminar,
instructor. Examines the development of photography
3 hours; outside research, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s):
in the nineteenth century. Addresses the technologies,
graduate standing or consent of instructor. Selected
artistic practices, and social uses of this medium.
issues of the function of art within medieval social,
Focuses on European and American materials, as
political, theological, and intellectual culture. Course
well as traces the histories of portrait, landscape,
is repeatable as topics change. Rudolph
scientific, and documentary photography.
AHS 273. Seminar in Renaissance Art (4) Seminar,
AHS 189 (E-Z). Topics in Contemporary Art (4) Lecture,
3 hours; outside research, 2 hours; term paper, 1
3 hours; individual study, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s):
hour. Prerequisite(s): graduate standing or consent of
AHS 017C or upper-division standing or consent of
instructor. Special topics in Italian and/or Northern
instructor. Addresses selected issues, movements,
Renaissance art. Course is repeatable as topics change.
and artists of importance to international art history
since the 1960s. E. Art since Conceptual Art. Each AHS 274. Seminar in Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-
segment is repeatable as its topics change to a Century Art (4) Seminar, 3 hours; outside research,
maximum of 12 units. 2 hours; term paper, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): graduate
standing or consent of instructor. Special topics in
AHS 190. Special Studies (1-5) To be taken with the
seventeenth- and eighteenth-century art. Course is
consent of the chair of the department as a means of
repeatable as topics change. Neville
meeting special curricular problems. Course is
repeatable to a maximum of 12 units. AHS 276. Seminar in Nineteenth-Century Art (4)
Seminar, 3 hours; outside research, 2 hours; term
AHS 192. Junior and Senior Seminar in Art History (4)
paper, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): graduate standing or
Seminar, 3 hours; individual study, 3 hours.
consent of instructor. Selected topics in the history
Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing in Art History.
and theory of nineteenth-century European and/or
Critical study of selected topics in the history of art
American art. Course is repeatable as topics change.
and its methods. Topics vary. Course is repeatable to
Forster-Hahn
a maximum of 12 units.
AHS 277. Seminar in Twentieth-Century Art (4)
AHS 195H. Senior Honors Thesis (1-4) Thesis, 3-12
Seminar, 3 hours; outside research, 2 hours; term
hours. Prerequisite(s): admission to the University
paper, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): graduate standing or
Honors Program or consent of the Art History
consent of instructor. Selected topics in the history
Department. Independent research and preparation of
and theory of twentieth-century European and/or
a senior honors thesis completed under the supervision
American art. Course is repeatable as topics change.
of a faculty member. Satisfactory (S) or No Credit
Forster-Hahn
(NC) grading is not available. Course is repeatable to
a maximum of 8 units. AHS 278. Seminar in Modern Architecture (4) Seminar,
3 hours; outside research, 3 hours; research paper,
AHS 198-I. Individual Internship (1-12) research, vari-
1 hour. Prerequisite(s): graduate standing or consent
able. Prerequisite(s): consent of instructor and upper-
of instructor. Selected topics in the history and theory
division standing. Individual study or apprenticeship
of nineteenth- and twentieth-century architecture and
in a museum, art library, or slide and photo archive in
urbanism. Course is repeatable as topics change.
order to gain practical experience and skills for future
Morton
professional work. Graded Satisfactory (S) or No Credit
(NC). Course is repeatable to a maximum of 16 units. AHS 282. Seminar in New Media (4) Seminar, 3 hours;
outside research, 3 hours; term paper, 1 hour.
Graduate Courses Prerequisite(s): graduate standing or consent of
instructor. Selected topics in the history and theory of
photography, film, video, and digital media. Course is
AHS 251P. Proseminar in Methodology (4) Seminar,
repeatable as topics change. Rogers
3 hours; outside research, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s):
graduate standing or consent of instructor. An intro- AHS 283. Seminar in History of Photography (4)
duction to the history and methodologies of Art Seminar, 3 hours; outside research, 3 hours.
History. Covers the methodologies, models, and Prerequisite(s): graduate standing or consent of
approaches of different periods from Vasari to the instructor. Selected topics in the history of photography,
present. Course is repeatable as topics change. with an emphasis on new theories and histories of
photographic practice. Students encouraged to do
AHS 252. History and Ideology of the Museum (4)
research projects drawing on the collections of the
Seminar, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): AHS 251P or con-
UCR/California Museum of Photography. Course is
sent of instructor. From princely collection to public
repeatable as topics change. Kotz
museum: a history of collecting and the evolution of
the museum as a cultural institution in the western
world. An investigation of sources, documents and
historiography complemented by a study of museums
and collections in the Los Angeles area. Forster-Hahn